The 1st RIC meeting of Cohort-6 was held on 30th October 2023. Startups presented their idea in front of the committee members and 23 startups were shortlisted for AOP.

Following RIC members attended this meeting:

1. Prof. Rajnesh Tyagi, Chairman & Principal Investigator, R-ABI, IIT(BHU), Varanasi
2. Prof. Satish Kumar Singh, Academia Domain Expert
3. Ms. Nirupama Singh, Representative from the State Department of Agriculture
4. Mr. Vipul Shah, IARI, Knowledge Partner Nominee
5. Mr. Siddharth Jalan, Industry Domain Expert
6. Mr. Abhishesh Singh, Bank Representative (Branch Manager, HDFC Bank)
7. Dr. Abhishek Singh, Business Manager, R-ABI, IIT(BHU) Varanasi